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CCT 3, 29, BM 113302 (P358591)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 29, BM 113302 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358591 |
| Museum no. | BM 113302 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma sza ki-ma ku-nu-ti2-ma | Thus (says) the one who like a seal |
| 2 | a-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | to Enlil-bani |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-i-di2 / qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-idi, speak! |
| 4 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-ku-nu u2 sza lu-zi-na | Your greeting-gifts and that of luxuriance |
| 5 | ni-isz-ta-me-ma um-ma ne2-nu-ma | We heard, thus we: |
| 6 | a-szu-su2-en6-ma / a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 | Ašusūna, the shepherd of the sheepfold, |
| 7 | lu-zi-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni / u3 a-szur-i-di2 | Luzina of Enlil-bani and Assur-idi |
| 8 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-sza-am / sza 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 harvester of 15 minas, |
| 9 | ku-nu-ki sza ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur / 2(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ | Seal of Mannu-balum-Assur, 22 minas. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-zi-na sza e-zi-ba-ku-ni | the silver of lūzinu that I left |
| 11 | lu re-eq / sza a-ha / a-ha / i-ma-ik-ni-ki-im | “Let me be the one who binds you together! |
| 12 | sza ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur / ta-ap-te2-a-ma | of Mannu-bālum-Ašur you opened, and |
| 13 | tal-qe2-a-ni / sze2-s,i2-a-ma / a-na | Take (it) and send it to me! |
| 14 | nu-ur-ki-li u3 bu-zu-a | Nūr-kīli and Buzua, |
| 15 | lu ni-ip-qi2-id-ma / a-ka3-ni-isz | Let us be entrusted, and let us do as we wish. |
| 16 | lu-ub-lu um-ma szu-ut-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | “Let me bring,’s say that he the silver |
| 17 | ma-dam / ul-ta-pi2-tu3-ni-im | the house that he had plundered |
| 18 | ba-a-nim er-ba-ma / ma-la2 | “Baʿanum, erbama, how much? |
| 19 | e-zi-bu-ni-ni la2-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 | I have left you, I will give you back. |
| 20 | ne2-ru-ub-ma / ne2-pi2-sza-am | We entered and performed the ritual. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki | 8 1/2 minas of kunukku-silver |
| 2 | sza ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur / i-la2-am | of Mannu-bālum-Ašur he will pay. |
| 3 | ku-nu-ki sza a-szur-gal / u3 lu-zi-na | Seal of Assurgal and Luzina. |
| 4 | ni-ip-t,u3-ur-ma 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | we opened, and 4 minas of silver |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 1 shekel of silver, 1/2 mina 5 shekels |
| 6 | hi-tu3 u3 tu3-di2-na-tum | the penalty and the restitution |
| 7 | 1(disz) ka3-su2-um 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 kasum, 1/3 mina 8 shekels of silver |
| 8 | 2/3(disz)? _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz)? _gin2_ sa3-am-tum | 2/3(?) mina 2 1/3(?) shekels of samtum |
| 9 | 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ / i-lu-u2 a-ha-ma | 8 shekels of silver ... each other |
| 10 | sza#-ha-ru-um ku-nu-ku sza ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur | Šaḫarum, the seal-bearer of Mannu-bālum-Assur. |
| 11 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma | 2/3 mina 2 shekels silver, what |
| 12 | a-nim la2 szi2-bi / ip-qi2-id-ni!-a-ti-ma | he entrusted to me the land of no return and |
| 13 | ku-nu-ki / sza i-li-im | Seal of the god. |
| 14 | sza lu-zi-na u2 a-szur-gal | of Luzina and Assurgal, |
| 15 | ik-nu-uk-ma / a-li-bi / i-li-ma | he sealed and went up, and |
| 16 | [u2]-ta-er-ma / mi3-ma ri-ik-si2 | he returned, and whatever knot |
| 17 | a-ni-u2-tim u2 na-pa2-al-tam2 | these and the netherworld |
| 18 | sza e-<pu>-lu-ni-a-ti2-ni | that they performed against me |
| 19 | u3 na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 sza lu-zi-na | and the letter of Luzina |
| 20 | ku-nu-ki-ni nu-ur-ki-li | “Its seal is nūr-kīli. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2! bu-zu-a na-asz2#-[u2]-ni-ku-nu-[ti2] a-lum2{ki} a-na | the plants of buzû-plants for your consumption, Lum to |
| 2 | a-wa-tim [...] | Words |
| 3 | lu-sa3-ra-x x [...] | I want to ... for you |
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